Today at Flavorpill, we watched a young Morgan Freeman teach little kids how to rhyme. We channeled our inner zombie. We tried to figure out how many things in this 1973 Lego catalogue we once owned. We read The Awl’s think piece on the Lana Del Rey phenomenon. We discovered that there are times when beer can actually save lives. We were surprised to see Mac Lethal, the creator of “Texts from Bennett,” covering Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now.” We looked at some of the Guardian‘s favorite buildings of the year. We thought it was funny that Bryan Fuller’s version of The Munsters is supposedly going to be “a cross between True Blood and Modern Family” — what does that even mean? We found out that John Carter, which is based on the novel A Princess of Mars, was renamed by Disney because they were afraid that “not a single boy would go.” We learned that there’s a scientific reason that swearing makes you feel better. We weren’t sure why Sofia Coppola would want to do a movie about the Bling Ring. And finally, we wondered if this adorable wooden smartphone gets better reception than our real phone does.

Today at Flavorpill, we watched Stephen Colbert infiltrate Occupy Wall Street while dressed as Che Guevera. We wished that we could buy some stock in zombies. We wondered what Chris Brown could have possibly been thinking when he picked out this obscene alien costume. We learned a few things about mustache etiquette courtesy of loveable know-it-all John Hodgman. We considered supporting this Grilled Cheesus sandwich press project on Kickstarter. We found out why fingernails on blackboards sound so unpleasant to the ear. We loved this photo of a Kenyan kindergartner who just finger-painted for the very first time. We were happy to hear that St. Paul’s Cathedral in London will not be taking legal action against the Occupy London protestors camped outside its doors. And finally, we studied up on McDonald’s beloved McRib sandwich, which contains a mind-blowing 70 different ingredients, including “pig bits like tripe, heart, and scalded stomach.” Yum!

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Chris Brown might have been the biggest winner at last night’s BET Awards, but what everyone will be talking about today is Cee-Lo Green’s sartorial tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patti Labelle. That wig/bedazzled sweater combo really suits him…

The passage of marriage equality in the New York State Senate, just in time for NYC’s annual pride celebration, was one of the weekend’s biggest stories. We were even happier when we read that Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka, who have been engaged for some time, are planning to make it official now that they can get married in New York.

We were horrified to hear that Michael Bay destroyed 532 cars while filming Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which opens later this week. What makes it a little less egregious: the fact that they were all donated to the movie after suffering flood damage.

Notorious hacker group LulzSec announced an end to their cyber attacks with the following statement: “Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind – we hope – inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere.”

And finally we pitted an established meme against one that’s hopefully gaining momentum. Which do you think has more potential to go viral?

1. Last night Jay Levey, a manager for “Weird Al” Yankovic, said that permission had been granted for “Perform This Way” to appear on his new album. Apparently Lady Gaga had no idea that the song even existed. So what do you think: Was this whole thing a carefully orchestrated publicity stunt, or did Gaga fear the impending backlash? [via The Daily What]

2. HBO is developing a new series based on Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad. Egan will be a consultant on the project, but they haven’t found a writer to tackle the tough job of adapting it yet. [via Deadline]

3. Arkansas State University and the residents of Johnny Cash’s hometown of Dyess plan to turn his home into a museum, and they’re throwing a concert to help raise the money to do so. So far Rosanne Cash, John Carter and his wife Laura Cash, Tommy Cash, George Jones, and Kris Kristofferson are all slated to perform at the first annual Johnny Cash Musical Festival on August 4. [via Paste Mag]

4. Chris Brown and M.I.A. are reportedly making “magic” together in the recording studio. [via Perez]

5. Andy Warhol’s last great masterpiece, Self-Portrait, 1986, is going up for auction at Christie’s on May 11 as part of its Post-War and Contemporary Auction. The Pop Red work — one of the largest self-portraits ever attempted by the artist — is expected to fetch anywhere from $30 to $40 million. [via Art Daily]

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On Saturday, reports abounded of a Supermoon: a moment when the moon comes 14% closer to the Earth than average, which we’re told occurs once every 18 years. People were quick to post photos of the rare occasion, though it should be noted that a telephoto lens can make the moon look huge at any time of year.

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Twitter may be less than four years old, but we’re pretty sure it’s the fastest-growing medium for celebrity scandals. In the past, a star might have had to express his dumb thoughts through a publicist or be caught without underpants by a pervy paparazzo. These days, celebrities (and their followers) have the tools for global embarrassment at their fingertips — and boy, are they using them.

The past few weeks have brought a raft of new Twitter debacles, from Chris Brown’s homophobic rant to Justin Bieber fans’ attack on Selena Gomez to the news that Courtney Love’s tweets have finally resulted in a lawsuit. Read on to see where those items land on our list of the top ten celebrity Twitter scandals.

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She found early success as a songwriter for pop stars including Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, and even Miley Cyrus, but UK singer Jessie J is about to break through as a star all on her own.

Jessie’s debut single, “Do It Like a Dude,” is an edgy hip-hop-influenced thrill ride with a brilliantly disconcerting video to match, but don’t be fooled into thinking it represents the full Jessie J package. Her first album, Who You Are — due out later this year — balances the darkness with uplifting pop, Motown balladry, and heartfelt anthems, all expressed by one of the most striking voices you’ll hear in 2011.

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Today at Flavorpill, we fell in love with these minimalist avatars of some of fictional history’s greatest good-natured robots. We read a series of emails detailing Julian Assange’s stalkery courtship of a teenager in his pre-Wikileaks days. We felt less threatened about our future job security thanks to the news that half as many teens currently operate their own blog now as compared to 2006. We enjoyed The Observer‘s list of the 9 most off-brand Christmas movies ever. We were scandalized by the sexism, racism, and general awfulness in these 48 advertisements from the good old days. We watched 10 celebrities confront their Saturday Night Live doppelgangers. We wanted to snag one of these Pantone iPhone cases, but couldn’t decide on which color. We learned some surprising things about Home Alone on the movie’s 20th anniversary — including the fact that Robert De Niro was originally offered Joe Pesci’s role. We found out what it would look like if Chris Brown and Rihanna were one person. And finally, we spent way too long getting lost in these old photos of New York City, courtesy of The Museum of the City of New York.

Alright, we can all agree that Chris Brown needs to rebrand — but why, of all people, as Kanye?? Brown released a new single today, “Sing Like Me” with this Kanye-styled album art attire. We put this evidence together with the art for his upcoming album, Graffiti, and then the tragic truth became apparent. We blame Kanye image consultant Ibn Jasper.

Photos of the Chris copying Kanye scandal after the jump.

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Today at Flavorpill, we ate some really tasty Lego sushi. We were happy to hear that the Getty Institute will work with Egypt to help conserve and manage the tomb of Tutankhamen — we still need to see him! We discovered the flu shot finder, which will make our moms happy. We watched a man shooting bananas out of his nose. No, that’s not a euphemism for something else. We read Nick Hornby’s take on Levi Johnston’s accidental celebrity. We were depressed by My Morning Jacket’s upcoming appearance on American Dad. We decided that Rihanna and Chris Brown are definitely just toying with us. We enjoyed Jason Reitman’s diagram — and felt kind of embarrassed for our kind. And finally, we wished Sesame Street a very happy 40th birthday. We wish we’d been around back when Cookie Monster smoked a pipe!